Abigail Compton

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name
Abigail Compton
aka
[Abigail Briscoe, Abigail Busby]
sex
female
access
public
spouses
name
Abraham Busby
married
date
23 Sept 1659
place
Boston, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-boston, article-nehgr-2024-william-briscoe]
note
By Governor John Endicott; "Abraham Busby & Abigail Brisco widdow were married 23rd Sept. by John Endecott Gov." (RC 9).
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-boston, article-nehgr-2024-william-briscoe]
note
A baker, of Boston.
summary
Only daughter of John and Susanna Compton, of Roxbury and Boston. Wife of Joseph Briscoe, married at Boston on 30 Jan 1651/2, and mother of their son Joseph, born in 1658 after his father drowned; as his widow she married Abraham Busby, a Boston baker, in 1659.

Married Joseph Briscoe at Boston, 30 Jan 1651/2 (NEHGR 178). She was the only daughter of John and Susanna Compton, of Roxbury and Boston (NEHGR 178:6, 26). After Joseph drowned she married (2) Abraham Busby, baker, on 23 Sept 1659, before Governor John Endicott.

In 1683 she and Busby deeded her son Joseph Briscoe a lot fronting the street to Roxbury (now Washington Street), in settlement for his grandmother Susanna Compton's estate, which they had "improved to their own use" (Suffolk Deeds 12:394, quoted in NEHGR 178:26).

Open questions

  • Her father's origin. Smallhope Bigg's will of 1638 names a "John Compton" among his kinsfolk "now resident in New England," and John Bigg's will a John Compton who "went from Cranbrook" (Waters, Gleanings 1:21-23); Waters's editor took him to be the Roxbury settler. If he was Abigail's father, the Briscoes were connected to the Biggs before Rebecca Briscoe married into the Foster family. Not yet checked.
  1. ---
  2. name: Abigail Compton
  3. aka: [Abigail Briscoe, Abigail Busby]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. spouses:
  7. - name: Abraham Busby
  8. married:
  9. date: 23 Sept 1659
  10. place: Boston, Massachusetts
  11. basis: documented
  12. confidence: proven
  13. sources: [vital-records-boston, article-nehgr-2024-william-briscoe]
  14. note: By Governor John Endicott; "Abraham Busby & Abigail Brisco widdow were married 23rd Sept. by John Endecott Gov." (RC 9).
  15. basis: documented
  16. confidence: proven
  17. sources: [vital-records-boston, article-nehgr-2024-william-briscoe]
  18. note: A baker, of Boston.
  19. summary: >-
  20. Only daughter of John and Susanna Compton, of Roxbury and Boston. Wife of Joseph Briscoe,
  21. married at Boston on 30 Jan 1651/2, and mother of their son Joseph, born in 1658 after his
  22. father drowned; as his widow she married Abraham Busby, a Boston baker, in 1659.
  23. ---
  25. Married Joseph Briscoe at Boston, 30 Jan 1651/2 (NEHGR 178). She was the only daughter of
  26. John and Susanna Compton, of Roxbury and Boston (NEHGR 178:6, 26). After Joseph drowned she
  27. married (2) Abraham Busby, baker, on 23 Sept 1659, before Governor John Endicott.
  29. In 1683 she and Busby deeded her son Joseph Briscoe a lot fronting the street to Roxbury (now
  30. Washington Street), in settlement for his grandmother Susanna Compton's estate, which they
  31. had "improved to their own use" (Suffolk Deeds 12:394, quoted in NEHGR 178:26).
  33. ## Open questions
  35. - Her father's origin. Smallhope Bigg's will of 1638 names a "John Compton" among his
  36. kinsfolk "now resident in New England," and John Bigg's will a John Compton who "went from
  37. Cranbrook" (Waters, *Gleanings* 1:21-23); Waters's editor took him to be the Roxbury
  38. settler. If he was Abigail's father, the Briscoes were connected to the Biggs before
  39. Rebecca Briscoe married into the Foster family. Not yet checked.
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